The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-21
Local and state Notes.

Inquirer: All trains of the Pennsylvania, in
GLIDING the limited, stop at Cresson. Pa
A station to be known as New Pittsburg has
been opened the Evansville s. Terre Haute
The Central Traffic Association meeting called
Tor to-day at Cleveland has been postponed until
Aug. 2
G. D. Slmson has been appointed assistant
general agent of the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa
Fe, with Office in New York.
The L.. N. A. & c. earned the second week
IN July, $45, 800; increase over earnings for the
corresponding week, 1886, $l1,7 or 81 per
cent
The American Express company will next
week put messengers to run through from
Brazil to La Crosse, over the Chicago 81 Indiana
goal road.
bash. has decided to move the headquarters of
the neutrality-suspicious. that road from Peru to
Andrews. a regular division point
All officials of the Wabash Western road
whose headquarters were at Peru have been re-
moved to Chicago, not vestige of the official
Foster under A A. Talmage being left.
As o result OF investigation for the cause Of
the recent accident on the Richmond division of
the O., H 81 ID. lines, telegraph operator at
Cincinnati and one at Richmond, have been
discharged.
The work of connecting the Ohio & Mississippi
road with the tracks over the Kentucky and In
yi@na bridge at New Albany was commenced
yesterday. It will be two weeks before the ex-
tension is in shape to run trains over it
Cheap excursions may be looked for between
louisville and Chicago, via Indianapolis, unless
there is early restoration of rates and less
excursion business which affects territory covered
by the Chicago and Ohio River Pool Association
The Pennsylvania Company was some four
hundred cars short of filling its order on the
Indianapolis division yesterday. and about
one hundred cars behind its orders the l. g.
". division. On the northern divisions the scar
city Of cars is also felt
There is to be a change in the agency of the
Tlo1k p G~x -.
point. 1t is understood that former agent CT
company at Louisville is TO take the position,
which is becoming an important one as the bust
ness OF the company increases.
There will be a meeting to-day in Boston of all
the general passenger agents employed the
roads in which the Vanderblts are Interested
D. B. Martin of the Bee line. will be in attend
ance They meet to confer as regards the best
interests of the lines they represent
Col Horace Scott, contractor, promises the
citizens of Cannelton. Tell City and Troy that
their towns shall be connected with New Albany
by rail by Dec /. Perry county will thus secure
Gee first railroad. There will then be no county
in the State Of Indiana which has not railroad
facilities.
The one thing which general freight agents
most enjoy through the taking effect of the inter-
state commerce bill IL that they are not putting
In half their time adjusting rebate claims
Tnsre is more worry lest they should lose
good shipper by not pleasing him in the adjust
rnent OF a rebate.
tits stated that the Pennsylvania railroad.
recognizing the unanimity of sentiment
among the Subscribers to the South
Penn scheme in favor of completing the road,
had decided not to press it's claim for possession
of the property. but would allow it to be built
without Interference.
The C., l., St l.. e. c. earned in the first half
OF July $96. 552 68, which is an increase of but
1852 6S over earnings for the corresponding
efieen days of 1856 For tho first time in
Bene months the passenger earnings in the SEQ
cnd week of July showed falling off
Z ia ohahl n,
works, burned day or two ago, will be rebuilt
A movement Is on foot in that city to exempt
the company from taxes for a ter N of years if
they will rebuild The management of several
rar-works over the country are sending tn Terra
Haute for employees who well I'D in car
building.
The Terre Haute e. Peoria road announce that
they now have new steel track new passenger
eouipmen rs, and make fast time and propose to
work for Northwestern business. Parties who
have recently passed over the road saw one can
that they are riding over, so great have been the
improvements since the C. W. Fairbanks syndi-
cate took hold of the property.
The l., ID. e. S. road is getting into good shape
in financial as well as physical way The
fret nalt of this year the line earned it's
there is quite a handsome surplus in the treasury
for road Of its length and located it is.
There in a receivers debt hanging over it of &c.,
900 This Ia represented in new rails purchased
and the new bridge put up this last year over
the Snngamon river.
having a heavy movement of live stock from
Texas to Chicago. train of twenty-six cars
WAS hauled yesterday from Cairo to Danville
over this road in thirteen hours, distance, 261
mlies-stous and delays to be deducted. There